Valmiki Ramayana 2.119.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 119, Shloka 7

अनसूयाप्रीतिदानम्

Anasūyā’s Blessing and the Forest Path

Devanagari script

अल्पपर्णा हि तरवो घनीभूतास्समन्ततः।विप्रकृष्टेन्द्रिये देशेऽस्मिन्न प्रकाशन्ति वै दिशः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.119.7

Transliteration

alpaparṇā hi taravo ghanībhūtāḥ samantataḥ |

viprakṛṣṭendriye deśe 'smin na prakāśanti vai diśaḥ ||

Translation

Dẫu cây cối lá thưa, quanh đây vẫn rậm dày bốn phía; nơi miền khiến giác quan bối rối, xa lạ này, ngay cả các phương hướng cũng chẳng hiện rõ.

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Word by Word

• alpa-parṇāḥ: sparse-leaved
• alpa-parṇāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक) + parṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (alpaṃ parṇam yeṣām/ye), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (taravaḥ)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• taravaḥ: trees
• taravaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ghanī-bhūtāḥ: having grown dense
• ghanī-bhūtāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghanī (प्रातिपदिक) + √bhū (भू सत्तायाम्) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (kta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘घनाः जाताः’ (have become dense); विशेषणम् (taravaḥ)

• samantataḥ: on all sides
• samantataḥ: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण/Adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• viprakṛṣṭa-indriye: in a region where the senses are dulled/withdrawn
• viprakṛṣṭa-indriye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viprakṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; vi-pra-√kṛṣ कृष् आकर्षणे + kta) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (viprakṛṣṭāni indriyāṇi yasmin deśe), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (deśe)

• deśe: in the region
• deśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; deśe इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• prakāśanti: shine/appear bright
• prakāśanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kāś (काश् दीप्तौ)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• diśaḥ: directions/quarters
• diśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Context

The ascetics offered their blessings to Rama the tormentor of enemies. Thereafter,accompanied by his wife and Lakshmana, he entered the great forest like the Sun entering the mass of clouds.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে শ্রীমদ্বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে চতুর্বিংশত্সহস্রিকাযাং সংহিতযাং শ্রীমদযোধ্যাকাণ্ডে একোনবিংশত্যুত্তরশততমস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the hundred-nineteenth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Forest region (deśa)
• Directions/quarters (diś)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma requires discernment under uncertainty: when surroundings confuse perception, one must rely on guidance, restraint, and right judgment rather than impulse.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator describes a difficult stretch of forest where thickness and gloom make orientation hard.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness and prudence—virtues needed for dhārmic conduct while moving through dangerous, disorienting terrain.